Mobility

Inmarsat and Cobham Satcom announced that United Airlines will participate in a technology evaluation of SwiftBroadband-Safety, Inmarsat’s next-generation flight deck communications platform. Inmarsat will evaluate the platform on four United...

According to panelists at the Global Connected Aircraft Summit, the technology that powers connectivity must still make some strides before most airlines can afford to offer free Wi-Fi services. As...

Supplying an appropriate amount of bandwidth to meet each customer’s individual needs is the most sensible way to implement new connectivity applications, panelists concluded during the first day of the...

As a satellite mobility analyst, Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) Brad Grady has kept a close eye on how connectivity in the aeronautical industry continues to evolve. Grady will be speaking...

The appeal of connectivity — for every industry — is having data at your fingertips. Over the past few years, the aerospace industry has new developed methods for bringing on-demand...

Inmarsat announced that Qatar Airways has become the first Middle East megacarrier to select its new GX Aviation in-flight broadband solution. Per the agreement, the service will initially be available...

In this article from our archives we talked to Air France/KLM, Emirates, Lufthansa and JetBlue about their in-flight connectivity strategies. In anticipation to our Global Connected Aircraft Summit happening in Arlington, VA June 7-9, 2017, we bring you this story published in our September 2013 issue of Via Satellite.

Emerging global connectivity capabilities will be one of the biggest drivers for new in-flight applications — especially on the operations side — according to speakers at a Washington Space Business...

Gilat Satellite Networks announced that its In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solution demonstrated end-user throughput of more than 100Mbps during Gogo’s live airborne media and investor event. Gilat’s aero modem powers Gogo’s...

El Al Airlines is the national airline of Israel. It is also in the middle of an ambitious connectivity program based on the new Boeing Dreamliners entering its fleet. Via...